Eyelet.



I'. A. DONNELL'Y J. E. BLANTHORN.

V EYELBT.

APrLIoA'non num nl. 2s, non.

914,705. Patented Mar. 9, .1909.

`UNirED STATES PATENT'OFFICE.

rnANK A. DQNNELLY, or BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY, AND JoHN EfeLANruoaN;

\ or New YORK, N. Y.

EYELET.

Specification of Letters llatent.

Patented March 9, 1909'.

Application led January 28, 1908. Serial No. 413,080.

To all whom 'it 'may concern:v

Be it known that we, FRANK A. DONNELLY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ba onne, in the county of Hudson and State of llew Jersey, and JOHN E. BLANTHORN, a! citizen of the United States, residing at New, York, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and'i useful Improvements in Eyelets, of which', the following'is a s ecificatlon.

This invention re ates to the eyelets formed in fabrics or flexible material of various kinds and has for its ob'ect to provide a construction of eyelet in w ich the fabric will be very strongly secured between the omet and the washer of t-he eyelet, so that 1t will be ractically'impossible for the eyelet to pu out of the fabric without tearing the fabric itself.

In the accompanying drawing representing one embodiment of our invention, Figure 1 shows enlarged a piece of fabric having an eyelet secured therein.I Fig. 2 is a p lan viewand Fi 3 a section of the form of washer used, ig. 4 is a plan and Fig. 5 a sectionv through one of the nonmetallic washers employed. Fi .6 is a plan view and Fig'. 7 a section of te gromet. Fig. 8 shows a piece offabric with an aperture therein of the referred size for having the gromet and was er secured therein. I.

' The grometshown'in Fig. 7 is composed of the usual tapered body portion 12'and flange 13. The vusual metallic washer is shown in Fi 3 as having the ta ered ortion 14 and the ange portion 15.v e fa lric 16 is provided with an aperture VI7 slightly vsmaller than the small end of the body portion 12 -of the gromet. It is desirable, but not necessary, that'a non-metallic Washer 18 be used between the fabric 'and the flange Vof the gromet, and also a non-metallic washer between the fabric and the metallic washer. Where sluch washer 18 is used, it is first the gromet body, and then ,the

laced on abrio is forced down over the gromet at its aperture 17, This aperture being smaller t an the end of-the gromet, will cause the mar 'nal portion of the fabric to flare u war and lie against the' outer face f t e gromet as shown. Thereupon the ,nonmetallic washer 19 is placed on the fabric,

and its aperture is of sufficient size to pass, cting portion of the fabric at .y

over the pro]` 20, that remains in contact with the gromet. Thereupon the washer 21 1s Aplaced-'oiithe whereby gromet. Its lange portion will enga e the non-metallif washer 19, while ,itsfw ating shank portion will engage the outer. facefof the raised portion 2() ofthe fabric and press it against 'the gromet. Thereuponthe 60 gromettand its 4metallic washer are secured together, preferably by bending over the smallend of the gromet, as indicatedY in- Figl'l. Suitable pressureisA also ap lied the -Washers and fabric w be pressed together at the flange ortions and all the members will assume t e configurationzshpw-n in 1.y B this operation it will be seen that Athe fa ric is not merely clampedbetween the flange portion of the 7o gromet and the metallic washe but that theilaring portion-of the fabric at the-edge of its marginal portion is securely locked between the omet and the flaring portion ofthe meta c washer, and theilatter will'75 have awe ing elfectthat will very securely Vlock the fa ric in this position.

By this construction the f bric will. be so 'securely locked in the eyelet that it will bepractically impossible to 1pull thefabricout- 80 and it' has been found t atthe fabric will tear at .other portions before it can be pulled outfrom the eyelet. Such a construction is especially advantageous for use in, canvas eyelets, as for instance in sails of b oats, feed l bags, collapsible pails, and' in a large variety or articles constructed of this fabric, where it is desired* to permanently or temporarily secure the fabric to the member by means of small ropes or cords. y

Having described our inventionwe claim.

.1. ln an eyelet secured in an pertured piece of material, a grometcompris' ai shank and a flan and a washer 'mem er comprising a shan and a flange, the gromat 95 shank'being extended through the apertifi';` of the., material `and through the '-washei member withthe flange portions of tbi'atwo` members lying substantially transverse to -the axis of the shank portions and inclosing 100 the material therebetween, the margin of the y material at the aperture extending upbe-V tween the shank portions of the two memf bers for the full length of the washer shank,

the up er portion of the gromet shank being j10b bent own aound the 'outer face of the washer shank serving to clamp the material between the shank? of the gromet and the entire'shank ofthe washer member.-

2. an eyelet secured in an apertured 1nd piece of material, a. gromet eomprisin shank and a. Ha. e, and a. washer mem er comprising a shan and a. flange, the gromet shank being extended through the aperture of the malterial and through the Washer member with the Bange portions of the two members lying' substantlelly transverse to the exis of the shank portions and inolosing the material therebetween, the margin of the materiel at the aperture extending up between the shenk` portions of the two members for the full le th of the Washer shank, theup er portion o vthe gromet shank being bent dbwn around the outer fece of the washer shank serving to clamp the materiel between the shank of the gromet and the entire shank of metallic portion 1 one side therebf, ende non-metallic Washer 20 on the other side of the materiel between the washer member, a nonwasher located between the flange of the gromet and the material on e latter and the flange of the washer.

FRANK A. DONNELLY. JOHN E. BLANTHORN.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM H. HERR, RQBERT VONDER HEYDEN. 

